It was a night of upsets in the Class 1 District 4 semifinal round with No. 3 Chadwick and No. 4 Couch both winning over higher seeds.
Couch started out the night with a 36-32 win over top-seeded Eminence. Jobe Sturgeon (14 points) and Hunter Roberts (10 points) led Couch to the upset. The win snapped Couch’s 11-game losing streak to Eminence dating back to Feb. 11, 2014.
In the late game, Chadwick avenged a regular season loss to Niangua with a dominant 58-40 win. The Cardinals jumped on Niangua immediately with a 12-3 advantage after the first quarter and a 26-14 lead at the half. Clayton Garrison scored 30 points to lead the Cardinals to the upset win.
Couch and Chadwick will play in the Class 1 District 4 championship game at 3 pm on Saturday in Bradleyville.
Couch 36, Eminence 32 – FINAL
Couch – 10-4-9-13 — 36
Eminence – 10-6-5-11 — 32
C: Jobe Sturgeon 14, Hunter Roberts 10, Parker Crowder 6, Kendrick Williams 3, Lance Morey 3
E: Drew Foster 10, Eddie Rich 9, Carter Blackburn 6, Luke Wallace 2, Landen Spooonemore 2, Logan Sullivan 2, Keaton Routh 1
Chadwick 58, Niangua 40 – FINAL
Chadwick – 12-14-12-20 — 58
Niangua – 3-11-6-20 — 40
C: Clayton Garrison 30, Grady Preston 12, Tristan Smith 8, Preston Kinyon 6, Mason Rogers 2
N: Ethan Scheetz 18, Clayton Henderson 13, Evan Kochs 4, Ross Stuber 2, Tanier Dunn 2, David Stuber 1
